Peter Krüger (entrepreneur)

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Peter Krüger (* 1924 in Freiberg ; † July 12, 2007 in Munich ) was a German entrepreneur . He was best known in public as the founder of the Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation. The foundation, created in 2006, is the largest private donation to a university in Germany.

Life

Peter Krüger attended school in Freiberg (Saxony) and passed his Abitur there. He first began an apprenticeship at the Electrotechnical Institute of the Bergakademie Freiberg and enrolled in mining as a student in 1946. He was forcibly de-registered after one semester because his parents belonged to the educated middle class and he was not a worker-peasant child. He then went to Karlsruhe and studied electrical engineering there.

He then emigrated to Canada. There he initially worked as a television antenna fitter and cockpit fitter, later as an electrical engineer in a transformer factory. After three years he returned to Germany and took over a building protection company in Essen. He developed the company into a leading global company with more than 2000 employees. In 1971 he sold the company for a profit.

In 1974 he and his wife founded the company "Schlemmermeyer", which specialized in sausage and ham and whose headquarters were in Munich. The Krüger couple gradually expanded the company until it became a chain with 35 branches in all major cities. The innovative concept for the time consisted in the fact that the stores were only present in the very best locations in the big cities. After selling this company, the Krüger couple turned to the real estate business.

Foundation, endowment

On the initiative of Peter Krüger, the " Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation " was founded in December 2006 . The foundation is named after Peter Krüger's father. The foundation is "non-consuming". The foundation proceeds benefit research at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg . They are primarily invested in practice and application-related research projects. It is about the promotion of research work, the results of which are mainly applied in Saxony, but especially in Freiberg. This is intended to create jobs and sustainably promote and support the regional economy in Saxony.

The foundation has already financed two Krüger research colleges. In addition, there are regular colloquia at which personalities from science, society and politics speak on current topics.

Kruger House

The Krüger House in Freiberg is the seat of Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation and exhibition venue for the Mineralogical Collection Germany within the Terra mineralia . The foundation also supports young scientists, awards German scholarships and finances the purchase of large equipment.

Peter Krüger died six months after the foundation was established. Since then it has been run by his wife.

Honors

The TU Bergakademie Freiberg honored him as an honorary senator for his commitment as a founder. Posthumously he was given the title of Dr. hc awarded.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reiner Burger: Sausage dealer and philanthropist: The millionaire who bequeathed his fortune to the university . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 5, 2020]).
  2. ^ Biography of Peter Krüger. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Krüger Research College . TU Bergakademie Freiberg, accessed on July 6, 2020 .
  5. ↑ The Kruger House Treasure Chest. In: terra mineralia. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Founder Peter Krüger has died. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Kruger, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur, founder of the "Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation" of the TU Begakademie Freiberg
DATE OF BIRTH 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiberg
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 2007
Place of death Munich